Did I mention we’re going to need caffeine tonight?
- Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford vs. TayJay
- Toni Storm vs. Julia Hart
- Thekla vs. Queen Aminata
- Anthony Bowens vs. Kyle Fletcher
- Mistico vs. ???
- Jet Speed & Mascara Dorada vs. The Hurt Syndicate
- Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland
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AEW Dynamite: Summer Blockbuster 2025
Live from the Theater of the Clouds at Moda Center in Portland, Oregon! Excalibur, Taz, and Ian Riccaboni are on commentary and we’re starting off with a DREAM REMATCHHHHH!
Match #1. Will Ospreay vs. Swerve Strickland w/ Prince Nana
Settle in, folks, methinks this’ll be a long one. Swerve extends his hand and Ospreay accepts. Both guys mirror each other to start, head scissors, tieres, cartwheels, and now we reset. Ospreay has the slightest nosebleed, but that doesn’t stop him from delivering a step up hurricanrana and a Sky Twister Press. Two count. Wrist control by Ospreay and a hard chop to Swerve, but Swerve returns fire and Ospreay drops. Snap mare and a diving Euroepan uppercut by Swerve. Swerve gets low bridged by cartwheels over the top and lands on his feet as Ospreay misses a plancha. Pump kick from the apron by Swerve as both guys roll in the ring. Rolling Thunder Flatliner and a vertical suplex by Swerve. Two count. Leg trapped backbreaker by Swerve. Two count. Ospreay fights out of an armbar with a chop to the throat, and hits the ropes, coming back with a corkscrew kick. Springboard elbow by Ospreay and Swerve rolls to the outside. Sasuke Special by Ospreay! Commercial. Back from the break as Swerve places Ospreay over the ropes, coming off the top with a Swerve Stomp to the back. Ospreay ducks a Housecall and Swerve ducks a Hidden Blade. Hidden Blade to the face! Ospreay thinks Storm Breaker but Swerve counters with a tilt a whirl slam. Brainbuster attempt by Swerve but Ospreay counters with the Stundog Millionaire. Ospreay thinks OsCutter but Swerve counters that with an armbar out of mid-air! Ospreay deadlifts Swerve and buckle bombs him! Cheeky Nandos by Ospreay! Poisonrana by Ospreay and now it’s time for the Hidden Blade. Swerve counters with a kick to the stomach and a rolling elbow. Swerve hits the ropes and Ospreay counters with a Spanish Fly. OsCutter! One, two, no! Ospreay butterflies the arms but Swerve back body drops him over the top and to the floor. Swerve goes over the top to the floor and jams his knee, allowing Ospreay to dive through the ropes and catch Swerve with a Hidden Blade on the floor! Commercial break numero tres. Back with both guys standing toe-to-toe in the center of the ring. Thrust kick by Ospreay. A second one, with a crane, a la Speedball. A third one! Swerve eats it! Four! Swerve drops to his knees and Ospreay lines up the Hidden Blade but Swerve moves and Ospreay lands on the middle turnbuckle hard! Swerve now hops on the injured arm of Ospreay immediately, with a short-arm scissor throw off the top rope. Bicep slicer by Swerve and Ospreay is in trouble. Swerve transitions to a triangle choke and delivers some elbows from the bottom. Ospreay deadlifts Swerve, thinks about the Styles Clash, but Swerve counters with the Deadeye! Two count! Swerve Stomp misses but the Hidden Blade doesn’t! Two count only! Both guys are trading heavy elbows strikes in the middle of the ring now. Low kicks by Ospreay but an arm ringer by Swerve. Houescall! Swerve Stomp! One, two, thr– NO! Swerve grabs the injured arm of Ospreay and SNAPS THE ARM! HOUESCALL BUT SWERVE RUNS INTO THE HIDDEN BLADE! STORMBREAKER! ONE, TWO, NO! Ospreay butterflies the arms… Tiger Driver 91? Ospreay is conflicted and Swerve is able to counter into… VERTEBREAKER! Housecall! Ospreay rolls to the apron and the announcer’s say there are 90 seconds left in this one. Both guys on the apron and Swerve heads up top… with Ospreay laying prone on the other side. There’s the bell!
Winner: Draw
Rating: ****1/4. Did you expect anything less? Outstanding match to open the show, PPV main event worthy… for sure. The non-finish made sense, and it didn’t even dawn on me because AEW didn’t tip their hat with it. Excellent start to this show.
Swerve grabs the mic and says he and Ospreay proved they were the best, but in order to really prove it, they have to finish matches. Swerve wants Sudden Death!
The Death Riders music hits, and here they come. Claudio stands over Ospreay, who hasn’t even gotten up yet, and Swerve is alone in the middle of the ring. The Bucks attack from behind and put the boots to Swerve! BTE Trigger! Superkick to Prince Nana. The Bucks handcuff Swerve to the middle ropes in the corner, and it’s a superkick party to Swerve. There’s a duffel bag in the ring and it’s a pair of Allen Iverson Reebok’s covered in thumbtacks! Both Bucks put the shoes on and Ospreay puts himself in front of Swerve, taking both thumbtack-covered feet to the face for his friend! The Bucks actually look remorseful as Ospreay gets checked out by the doctor.
Renee is in the back with Kazuchika Okada. Don Callis walks in and wants to know why Okada is in this match, and not Fletcher, or Takeshita? Okada grabs Callis wrist and the rest of the Don Callis Family show up. Okada lets go.. but first.. bitch.
Match #2. Mistico vs. Blake Christian w/ Lee Johnson
Christian flips Mistico off and sends him reeling with a tieres. Rope walk by Mistico but Christian grabs him and flips him off the top. Handspring back elbow by Mistico and a tieres. Now it’s an escalera into an arm drag that sends Christian to the floor. Tope suicida by Mistico that almost looks like a flying headbutt. Back in the ring, enziguiri by Mistico and a springboard crossbody gets two. Mistico goes up top but Johnson grabs his leg, allowing Chrisitan to dump him to the floor. Imploding twisting suicide dive by Christian! Springboard 450 by Christian gets two. Mistico catches Christian on the top rope and brings him back in with an avalanche Spanish Fly that will get him the win.
Winner: Mistico
Rating: **1/2. Fine match here, more of a showcase for Mistico than anything, but… to me, that is, Christian looked equally, if not more impressive here.
The Hurt Syndicate’s music hits and MJF has the mic. This is an official announcement from The Hurt Syndicate. MJF has a message for Mistico, MJF was impressed by Mistico, and that’s now easy, since MJF is the most complete wrestler in the business today. Mistico will get his match next week against MJF in Mexico, and he’s getting The Patriot. MJF is dusting off the red, white, and blue, baby. God Bless the United States of America. God Bless your American champion. And God Bless… your American hero, MJF. Stars and Stripes plays as the American Flag drapes down from the ceiling.
Mistico takes the mic and says something in Spanish, and MJF has MVP translate for him. MJF says Mistico isn’t Mistico to him, he’s just sloppy Sin Cara. Mistico drops MJF with a right hand but Lashley and Benjamin make the save. MJF tries to rip the mask off Mistico off, but Kevin Knight, Mike Bailey, and Mascara Dorada make the save. Triple plancha by the good guys!
Let’s have this match now, anyway.
Match #3. The Hurt Syndicate vs. Jet Speed & Mascara Dorada
Brawl to start. Shelton body slams Knight on the floor as Lashley bounces Bailey off of everything at ringside. Inside-out tieres by Dorada to MJF. Double hip toss and a low shoulder block by Jet Speed to MJF. MJF tosses Dorada over the top and to the outside so we’re going to commercial. We’re back as Benjamin and Lashley stand toe-to-toe with Jet Speed. Dominator by Lashley. Exploder by Benjamin. HIGH spinebuster by Lashley! MJF calls for the tag and he gets it. Penta Driver by MJF to Bailey! Two count. MJF taunts Bailey with the crane pose, so Bailey kicks him in the teeth and Dorada follows up with a springboard dropkick. Lashley spears Dorada. Bailey escapes a Dominator and goes forever turbo TKD kicks to Lashley, and an enziguiri finish. DDT by Knight. Bailey flips out of a German suplex by Benjamin and Knight does… I’m not sure. A few awkward spots here. Double dropkick to Benjamin. Triple planchas by Speed and Dorada! Bailey goes up top but MJF cracks him with the cane behind the referee’s back. MJF finishes this one with the hammerlock DDT.
Winners: The Hurt Syndicate
Rating: **1/2. The first half was better than the second half, but it’s fun to see MJF, Lashley, and Benjamin all tagging together.
The Hurt Syndicate clear the ring after the bell, and MJF removes Dorada’s mask. Mistico is here and our match is set for next week.
Hangman Page’s music hits, but the Death Rider’s are dragging him to the ring, bound and gagged. Moxley wants to talk to him and he doesn’t want any distractions. Moxley has been watching Page for a while, and he doesn’t understand him, and he doesn’t like him. Page has four weeks to turn into the man that everyone expects him to be and decides to headbutt Moxley. The Death Rider’s are about to pounce, and The Opps make the save! Page says he’s going to hunt down any Death Rider he can find.
Match #4. TayJay vs. Megan Bayne & Penelope Ford
Spinning hook kick in the corner by Jay and a low dropkick. Anna and Tay trade running back elbows in the corner. Bayne dumps Tay to the outside from behind and boots Jay in the face. Bayne misses a splash in the corner and Tay follows with a trio of pump kicks. Bayne tries Fate’s Descent but Tay rolls through with a calf slicer! Bayne in trouble but she reaches back and bounces Tay’s head off the mat. Bayne misses a charge and lands on the floor, as Tay cannonballs off the apron. Crossbody block by Anna off the middle rope to Bayne on the floor! Ford goes up top herself… moonsault to the floor takes out everyone! Fall away slam/Samoan drop combo by Bayne to both women. Ford thinks about Fate’s Descent, but Tay gets free and hits the TayKO (I think that was the name? Gory special into a knee to the face?) as Jay locks in the Queenslayer on Bayne! One, two, three!
Winners: TayJay
Rating: **1/2. I forgot how much fun Anna Jay and Tay Melo were as a team, and they got a big win here.
An excellent highlight package of the history between Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada is shown. Many fans complain that Tony Khan just “assumes” fans understand the history of things that have happened outside of AEW, so this was a very important piece of the puzzle.
Tony Schiavone welcomes Kenny Omega and Kazuchika Okada to the ring. Tony lets us know that the winner of this match will be the Unified Champion, and he reveals a brand-new belt! Okada signs the contract and passes it along to Kenny. Kenny grabs the mic and says he barely recognizes the man in that video package, but let’s leave it all on the line, one final time. Omega signs the contract and extends his hand, and Okada accepts.
Don Callis is here, and he wants to know why it’s not Kyle or Takeshita? Omega snaps and tells Don to cut the shit. Kenny has been there and beaten them. If they want a shot at the belt, they have to wait in line. Omega knows all Don’s tricks. Oh, does he? Okada blasts Omega in the back and Callis gives him a police baton. Okaa hits Omega in the stomach with the baton!
Back from commercial break and Omega is in the ring being tied to a stretcher… so Okada drops an elbow on Omega’s midsection from the top! Christopher Daniels is here, as is security. They continue to wheel Omega to the back and Okada drops an elbow from the apron onto the exposed stomach! Omega’s mouth explodes with blood and it’s serious. Callis and Okada hightail it to the back and hop in a waiting car.
Adam Cole joins u on commentary, so away awe go…
Match #5. Kyle Fletcher w/ Lance Archer vs. Anthony Bowens
Over the top Fameasser by Bowens gets a two count. Fletcher asks Cole if he remembers this one, before trying to powerbomb Bowens on the apron. Bowens flips out, picks up Fletcher in an Electric Chair, and then drops him face-first on the apron! Inside the ring.. huge lariat from Bowens. Two count! Bowens goes up top and Fletcher follows with a running leg lariat. Fletcher goes up top now and Bowens superkicks the legs out and then sticks him with a draping twisting DDT! Two count. Fletcher evades a Mollywood but winds up on the business end of the striking combo. Bowens charges and Fletcher superkicks him in the face. Spirit Bom by Fletcher! Two count. Running boot in the corner by Fletcher but Bowens counters a brainbuster into the Arrival! Two count. Mollywop is coming but Fletcher bails to the outside. Bowens comes off the top with a diving elbow to the face of Fletcher! Both men roll back in the ring, as Lance Archer drills Billy Gunn with a big boot. Bowens turns his attention and Fletcher connects with a running leg lariat in the corner and a sheer drop brainbuster for the win.
Winner: Kyle Fletcher
Rating: ***. Never thought Fletcher had a chance to lose this one, but Bowens held up his end of the deal.
Carlos Cabrera talks about Grand Slam Mexico and welcomes Blue Panther and Blue Panther Jr. to the ring. FTT and Stokely are here. Stokely runs down the list of guys that have been injured by FTR as the fans won’t let them speak. Dax says he’s excited to partner with the oldest promotion in the world, CMLL, because they have the oldest wrestler ever right here, Blue Panther. Dax says he would have beaten all of them back… in the 30’s. Blue Panther has heard enough and here we go. Right hands by Panther but the numbers are too much. Spike piledriver attempt but Cole leaves the announce table and breaks it up. Don Callis Family are here. Bandido and Templario are here. It’s a brawl! Brody King is here now for some reason and he’s clearing the ring while wearing a Merauder shirt. Sick. Everyone dives to the outside but Dax is caught by himself. Atlantis with a spinebuster and he follows him delivering right hands.
Mercedes Mone is here and she’s having another steak, fyi.
Match #6. Julia Hart vs. Toni Storm w/ Luther
Hart tries to go old school, but Storm rattles the ropes and Hart gets crotched. German suplex by Storm. A second. A third. Fisherman’s suplex with a bridge for two. Storm charges in the corner but Hart counters with the tarantula. Hart lets go before the five count and traps the arm and locks in the Octopus in the middle of the ring. Storm finally gets to the ropes and plants Hart with the Sky High. Two count. STO by Hart. Hart misses a moonsault and Storm snaps a small package for the win.
Winner: Toni Storm
Rating: **1/4. Storm winning with her finisher, a submission, and the small package over the last few weeks is outstanding.
Mercedes hits the ring and stands over Storm before helping her up, pulling her in close, smelling her (?), and then whipping her down by her hair. Right hands by Mone but Mina Shirakawa is here to make the save. Mone now attacks Mina from behind as well. Mone holds the AEW Women’s World Championship high before we go to break.
Lexy Nair is with Ricochet. Ricochet is looking for a group of people who think the same as he does. Here’s Blake Christian and Lee Johnson. Ricochet says he’s been on to those guys for a long time, but it’s embarrassing to see them go out week after week and play fake Ricochet. Maybe next time.
Match #7. Mixed Trios Match: Tomohiro Ishii, Mark Briscoe, & Willow Nightingale vs. MxM Collection & Taya Valkyrie
Taya tries to chop Ishii and he’s not buying it. Briscoe is in an MxM with an atomic drop and low lariat. Willow gets the tag and she dumps MxM and clotheslines Taya a bunch. Avalanche in the corner by Willow and a shotgun dropkick off the middle rope. Willow cannonballs off the apron, taking out Johnny TV and Taya. Briscoe and Ishii chops the souls out of MxM. Double shoulder block to Madden. Mansour dumps Briscoe but Madden catches him and Mansour sentons the back. Madden goes up top and Ishii catches him. Double superplex attempt but Mansour is here with a sunset bomb to Briscoe. Pounce by Willow to Mansour. Double superplex by Willow and Ishii to Madden! Babe with the Powerbomb to Taya!
Winners: Tomohiro Ishii, Mark Briscoe, & Willow Nightingale
Rating: **3/4. This was a sprint for like six minutes and it was fun as heck. Lots of personalities in this one, and the crowd loved all of them.
Kris Statlander reminds everyone that there is no other person on this roster like her, she doesn’t want to talk about Willow anymore. She’s over that. Wheeler Yuta is here and he tries to recruit Willow.
There’s a stand-by match… what is this, Mid-South?
Match #8. Beast Mortos vs. Bandido
Big shoulder block by Mortos to start. Back and forth start and a huge headbutt by Mortos. Mortos tries a monkey flip and Bandido dumps him over the top and to the floor, following with a suicide dive. Bandido comes off the top but misses and lands on his feet. Spear by Mortos! Twisting suicide dive by Mortos and we’re going to commercial. Mortos leaves his feet to charge in the corner and Bandido gets the feet up. Bandido hits the ropes and goes around the world on Mortos three times. Military press by Bandido! One arm! Bandido goes up top now… frog splash! One, two, no! Bandido looks for the 21 Plex but Mortos blocks it. Back elbow by Mortos and a crucifix bomb! Pop-up Samoan drop! Long two count. Mortos has Bandido in a tombstone, but transitions into a lung blower. Two count. Cradle by Bandido for two. Victory roll for two. Bandido ducks a high kick and counters with a GTS. Bandido goes back up top… but Mortos knocks the legs out from underneath him. Both guys on top now… backflipping fall away slam off the top by Bandido! One, two, three!
Winner: Bandido
Rating: ***. It may have been a “filler” match, but it was a darn good one. Glad we’re getting more Bandido on AEW TV, and not just Ring of Honor. Wouldn’t have been a bad idea for the ROH World Champion to have his title though, no?
Renee is with Mercedes Mone, and she wants to know what Mone whispered into Toni’s ear. Oh yeah, Mercedes challenged for the CMLL Women’s World Title on X today. Challenge accepted.
The Bucks are in the back, and here’s Hangman. Matthew tells Hangman all he has to do is stick the landing, and bring the title to The Elite, like the plan. Hangman says there is no plan, and tells the Bucks to stay out of his business. And Ospreay’s business. And Swerve’s. If Hangman burns down a house again, it’ll be because he trapped the two of them in it. Nana is listening around the corner, and Swerve heard it, too.
Match #9. Thekla vs. Queen Aminata
Aminata catches a spinning back kick and drops Thekla face-first. Aminata wants a test of strength, but Thekla just blasts her in the face. Aminata responds in kind. Hair whips by Aminata and a double chop to the chest. Thekla rolls to the outside and then tracks Aminata’s movement on the apron. Running head scissors by Thekla sends Aminata to the apron, where Thekla follows up with a running boot to the side of the face. Commercial break. Thekla locks Aminata in a tarantula-like submission over the top, before slowly descending backwards on to the apron. Jackknife cover by Aminata. Two count. Short-arm clotheslines by Aminata now and a snap suplex. Fisherman’s neckbreaker by Aminata as Thekla retreats to the corner. Broski Boot! Aminata stacks Thekla up for a very… close, two count. Thekla goes into the ropes and stays there like a spider, but Aminata drills her with a headbutt. Aminata now traps Thekla’s head between her feet and rams it into her, uh, “hips” I guess you could say. PK to the chest by Aminata, as she comes off the top with a double stomp! Two count! Forearms by Aminata but Thekla rolls her up for two. Elbow by Thekla drops Aminata. SPIDER WALK. Spear! Thekla locks in the Death Trap and this one is over.
Winner: Thekla
Rating: **3/4. So like, Thekla got in zero offense this entire match. Aminata’s stuff looks like it HURTS, and I think Thekla found that out. Thekla is 2-0, and I guess that’s what matters
The Death Riders and The Young Bucks vs. The Opps, Swerve, & Will Ospreay next week!
Nick Wayne and Kip Sabian are with Lexy Nair. Kip tells Wayne that Christian wanted to give him some space after all the hard work, and he wanted to put some hard work in with Mama Wayne. Woof. Kip does show up a video package of Nick’s performance at the Best of the Super Juniors.
Match #10. The Paragon & Daniel Garcia vs. Don Callis Family & Hechicero
Hechicero and Garcia trade holds early on in this one. Running knee in the corner by Hechicero. Cole and Takeshita trade elbows but Takeshita drops him with a big boot. Enziguiri by Cole. Backbreaker by Roddy and a diving knee off the top by Kyle. Two count. Roddy chops the chest off Takeshita but Takeshita catches a running boot and hot shots Roddy on the turnbuckle. Archer in and he misses a charge, allowing Kyle and Roddy to chop and kick away. Kyle goes to the legs with leg kicks but eats a Black Hole Slam. Commercial. Back from break as Kyle and Josh Alexander take each other out with clotheslines and we’re both down. Garcia gets the tag and so does Takeshita. Takeshita doesn’t budge after some running clotheslines as he boots Garcia in the face. Garcia stays the course and connects with a running lariat. Mounted punches in the corner by Garcia. Takeshita runs into a boot and Garcia connects with a tornado suplex, holds on, and it’s a little Twist and Shout. Two count. Garcia counters a Blue Thunder Bomb into a Dragon Tamer, but Alexander breaks it up. Back body drop by Garcia and a tag to Roddy. Everyone gets kneed in the face and Alexander gets an Angle Slam. Double dropkick to Takeshita. Spicy dropkick to Hechicero. Gut buster to Alexander! Sick kick! Two count! Strong Hold to Alexander and Kyle jumps a guillotine on Archer. Dragon Tamer on Hechicero and Cole has Takeshita in a figure four! Archer throws Kyle into everyone to break it up. Kyle and Roddy send Archer to the floor and take out Roppongi Vice on the other side. Takeshita sneaks in behind the referee’s back and hits Roddy with a rollin elbow, as Alexander catches him with a bridging German suplex for the pin.
Winners: Don Callis Family & Hechicero
Rating: ***1/4. All-action eight man scramble here in the main event, and it feels like The Paragon and The Don Callis Family are just trading pinfalls week to week. Fun way to close out a four-hour block of wrestling, though.
Final Thoughts: Again, like last week, four hours is a lot to ask your Wednesday night crowd to sit through, but this show kept my attention. I understand the idea behind putting Swerve and Ospreay on first, but it’s tough for the in-house crowd to rebound from it seemed like. The matches were all consistent tonight and we got some great storyline advancement, especially with Hangman, Swerve, The Bucks, and Moxley. 7.75/10.Â
